Honor designer Giovanna Randall explained that she began her process this season by studying "long and drippy" silhouettes from the early 1900s. The American Impressionist Paul Cornoyer s painting Madison Square After the Rain, which portrays the park down the street from the brand s headquarters at about the turn of the century, inspired the collection s color scheme and blurred floral prints, which turned up on below-the-knee pencil skirts and a beautiful gown with an unexpected leather detail at the bust. Randall has a demonstrated knack for creating ultra-feminine pieces that incorporate custom, unique fabrications. One cocktail dress that stood away from the body mixed a mirror effect—liquid satin with a textured bubble cloque—and a whisper-pink number was cut from an iridescent fils coupe that gave the impression of a stamped-tin ceiling. Many of the memorable looks featured interesting accordion-pleated skirts that alternated panels of leather with organza. Evening dresses were the clear favorites here. Long white gowns—one with a smocked chiffon capelet shoulder and another with an eyelash-fringed drop-waist skirt—would be terrific options for the modern bride.
